The Henry Foundation concentrates its giving locally in Midland/Permian Basin with a strong emphasis on education and behavioral health. Its largest, repeat investments support Midland College programs (pre-K through teacher training and workforce initiatives), sustained operating support for regional behavioral health services, and youth scholarships and facility development at the YMCA. The foundation appears focused on building local human capital and community infrastructure rather than broad national causes.
The Henry Foundation’s largest recent commitments go to Midland College Foundation, including $475,000 in 2024 and $415,000 in 2023 for the Pre-K Academy and Center for Teaching Excellence. That pattern points to a funder investing in early learning, teacher development, and workforce-linked education in Midland. Alongside those education awards, the foundation has also made large, repeated operating grants to Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center, including $400,000 in 2025 and $300,000 in 2024, showing sustained support for local behavioral health infrastructure. The same local focus appears across youth, health, and community support. YMCA Midland received $254,000 in 2025 for scholarship programming and land development, while other grants have supported counseling, fee assistance, recreation, and community organizations in Midland. The foundation’s giving is concentrated in the Midland and Permian Basin area, with most grants staying in Texas and many awards recurring across multiple years. Its portfolio combines capital, operating, and program support rather than a single-purpose strategy, and it also funds individuals. The overall picture is a community-centered grantmaker that invests in local institutions serving children, students, families, and people with behavioral health needs.
Education is a clear priority. The Henry Foundation gave $330,000 in 2025 to Midland College Foundation for the Pre-K Academy and Center for Teaching Excellence, reinforcing its support for early childhood education and teacher development. Behavioral health is another major theme. In 2025, the foundation awarded $64,500 to The Springboard Center for operating funds, IOP, and scholarship funds, and it also made repeated operating grants to Archway Outreach Inc. for neurotherapy and professional counseling fee assistance. Its community-benefit giving extends to basic services and access. Senior Life of Midland received $107,500 in 2024 for Meals on Wheels and homebound services, and Manor Park received $100,000 in 2024 for a wheelchair-accessible transportation minivan. The foundation also supported literacy and language access with $100,000 to Literacy Coalition of the PB in 2025 for an ESL program.
Typical grants are mid-sized, with a p25 of $5,250, a median of $15,000, and a p75 of $35,000. The recent grant list shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including Midland College Foundation, Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center, Archway Outreach Inc., Manor Park, and Casa de Amigos of Midland Inc. That points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. The foundation makes program-related investments: False. It also funds individuals, and its active grant programs accept unsolicited inquiries through an online pre-application process and Foundant-based grant portal.
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Most grants fall between $5K and $35K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$35K
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Concentrated, large gifts to a small number of local institutions with repeat multi‑grant support; few grants overall but sizable amounts directed to core community organizations rather than many small, diverse grantees.
Notable grantees: Midland College Foundation, Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center, YMCA Midland
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in Midland, Texas: 93% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. Recent awards are clustered in Midland, with recipients such as Midland College Foundation, Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center, YMCA Midland, Senior Life of Midland, and Casa de Amigos of Midland Inc. The foundation’s scope is local, and the pattern in the grants list shows few if any out-of-area recipients.
Its active programs cover human services, health, public benefit, youth development, and education. Recent grants show support for early childhood education and teacher development, behavioral health services, scholarships and recreation, ESL programming, homebound senior meal delivery, and wheelchair-accessible transportation.
The foundation gives at a range centered on smaller-to-mid-sized awards: p25 is $5,250, median is $15,000, and p75 is $35,000. Recent grants also include larger, repeated commitments for capital, operating support, and special projects.
Yes. Its grant programs accept unsolicited inquiries, and the general grantmaking process includes an online pre-application summary form through Foundant / GrantInterface. Some programs mention a full proposal after invitation and a grant report at the close of the grant period.
They are overwhelmingly local. The scope is described as local, 93% of grants go to recipients in Texas, and the recent grant list is concentrated in Midland organizations and institutions.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years in the recent grants list, including Midland College Foundation, Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center, Archway Outreach Inc., Manor Park, and Casa de Amigos of Midland Inc. That indicates repeat funding relationships.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Henry Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Foundation prefers not to support annual campaigns, special events, emergency funding, or debt retirement.
Who can apply: Qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Foundation does not fund loans, individual fellowships, taxing entities, political campaigns, lobbying, emergency funding, or endowment funds. Educational grants to higher education generally require prior approval from the institution's development office.
Who can apply: Qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Foundation does not fund endowments, loans, or individual fellowships.
Who can apply: Qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Higher education grants generally require prior approval from the institution's development office and a cover letter verifying approval.
Who can apply: Qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Foundation does not fund individual student fellowships or loans.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center | Midland, TX | $300,000 | 2026 | Operating Fund |
| YMCA Midland | Midland, TX | $264,000 | 2026 | Scholarship programLand developmentProject |
| Midland College Foundation | Midland, TX | $172,000 | 2026 | Scholarships |
| Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church | Midland, TX | $160,000 | 2026 | Family Center |
| West Texas Food Bank | Midland, TX | $125,000 | 2026 | General operating |
| Basin Dream Center of Orphans | Midland, TX | $104,000 | 2026 | Program support |
| Bush Tennis Center | Midland, TX | $80,000 | 2026 | General Operations/Program support |
| United Way of Midland | Midland, TX | $55,471 | 2026 | Operating Support/Admin expenses/Annual campaign |
| Casa de Amigos of Midland Inc | Midland, TX | $55,000 | 2026 | General Operating/Program Support |
| Hellinghausen Hope Inc | Midland, TX | $50,000 | 2026 | General fund |
| Archway Outreach Inc | Midland, TX | $50,000 | 2026 | Neurotherapy &Prof. CounselingFee Assistance |
| Boys and Girls Club of Midland Inc | Midland, TX | $44,000 | 2026 | Permian Basin Gives/Project Learn |
| Community Children's Clinic Ministry | Midland, TX | $39,000 | 2026 | General operationssupport |
| Buckner Children and Family Services | Dallas, TX | $39,000 | 2026 | Midland ministries |
| Midland Shared Spaces Inc | Midland, TX | $35,000 | 2026 | General Operating supportand IT expansion |
| Family Promise of Midland | Midland, TX | $35,000 | 2026 | Permian Basin Gives |
| Unlock Ministries Inc | Midland, TX | $35,000 | 2026 | General operations |
| Aphasia Center of West Texas Inc | Midland, TX | $35,000 | 2026 | Skilled interventionprogram groupleaders |
| Midland Children's Rehabilitation Center Inc | Midland, TX | $35,000 | 2026 | Operating support/Permian Basin Gives |
| Safe Place of the Permian Basin | Midland, TX | $35,000 | 2026 | Family ViolenceProgram/PermianBasin Gives |
| Mission Center Adult Day Care | Midland, TX | $35,000 | 2026 | Operating Support |
| Communities in Schools of the Permian Basin | Midland, TX | $35,000 | 2026 | Permian Basin Gives/General operating |
| Teen FLOW | Midland, TX | $35,000 | 2026 | General operating/program support |
| Nonprofit Management Center of the Permian Basin | Midland, TX | $35,000 | 2026 | General operating support |
| Senior Life of Midland | Midland, TX | $35,000 | 2026 | Meals of Wheelsand homeboundservices |
| Cross Timbers Rotary Charities | Flower Mound, TX | $30,000 | 2026 | Matching grant/charities |
| Spectrum of Solutions | Midland, TX | $30,000 | 2026 | General operations |
| Permian Basin Habitat for Humanity | Midland, TX | $30,000 | 2026 | General operations |
| Young Life | Boone, IA | $30,000 | 2026 | General Fund |
| Domus Pacis Family Respite | Frisco, CO | $30,000 | 2026 | Community of Kindness |
| Recording Library of West Texas | Midland, TX | $30,000 | 2026 | General operating/program support |
| Hispanic Cultural Center of Midland Inc | Midland, TX | $30,000 | 2026 | Youth programs |
| Lake Brownwood Retreat Inc | BROWNWOOD, TX | $30,000 | 2026 | Swimming pool maintenance |
| Samaritan Counseling Center of West Texas | Midland, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | Counseling services/ |
| Austin Wildlife Rescue | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | General Operating |
| House Rabit Resource Network Inc | Pflugerville, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | General Fund |
| Restored Hope Ministries | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 2026 | Operating support |
| University of Texas Foundation | Odessa, TX | $20,000 | 2026 | Support students |
| Austin Pets Alive | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2026 | Medical Triage and Wellness Clinic |
| People for Ethical Treatment of Animals | Norfolk, VA | $20,000 | 2026 | General Fund |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Midland, TX | $19,000 | 2026 | General operations |
| Friendship House | Midland, TX | $17,000 | 2026 | General Fund |
| The Field's Edge | Midland, TX | $15,000 | 2026 | Tiny Village/Permian Basin Gives |
| Midland Memorial Foundation | Midland, TX | $15,000 | 2026 | Capital expendituresand education |
| St Jude's Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $15,000 | 2026 | General Fund |
| Basin PBS | Midland, TX | $15,000 | 2026 | General Fund |
| Sibley Nature Center | Midland, TX | $15,000 | 2026 | General Operating |
| Idle Hands Ministries | Midland, TX | $15,000 | 2026 | General operations |
| Prestonwood Christian Academy | Plano, TX | $15,000 | 2026 | General Fund |
| Skillpoint Alliance | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 2026 | General operations |
YMCA Midland
$264,000Scholarship programLand developmentProject
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
$160,000Family Center
Program support
Casa de Amigos of Midland Inc
$55,000General Operating/Program Support
Hellinghausen Hope Inc
$50,000General fund
Archway Outreach Inc
$50,000Neurotherapy &Prof. CounselingFee Assistance
Community Children's Clinic Ministry
$39,000General operationssupport
Midland Shared Spaces Inc
$35,000General Operating supportand IT expansion
Family Promise of Midland
$35,000Permian Basin Gives
Aphasia Center of West Texas Inc
$35,000Skilled interventionprogram groupleaders
Operating support/Permian Basin Gives
Mission Center Adult Day Care
$35,000Operating Support
Permian Basin Gives/General operating
Cross Timbers Rotary Charities
$30,000Matching grant/charities
Permian Basin Habitat for Humanity
$30,000General operations
Young Life
$30,000General Fund
Domus Pacis Family Respite
$30,000Community of Kindness
Lake Brownwood Retreat Inc
$30,000Swimming pool maintenance
Samaritan Counseling Center of West Texas
$25,000Counseling services/
House Rabit Resource Network Inc
$25,000General Fund
Restored Hope Ministries
$20,000Operating support
University of Texas Foundation
$20,000Support students
Big Brothers Big Sisters
$19,000General operations
Friendship House
$17,000General Fund
The Field's Edge
$15,000Tiny Village/Permian Basin Gives
Midland Memorial Foundation
$15,000Capital expendituresand education
St Jude's Children's Research Hospital
$15,000General Fund
Sibley Nature Center
$15,000General Operating
Idle Hands Ministries
$15,000General operations
Prestonwood Christian Academy
$15,000General Fund
